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They were talking on Dukes and Bell either yesterday or the day before about Javonte Williams and had one of the draft guys (Daniel Jeremiah, I think?) on and I'm starting to think that if we want Williams, we'll have to take him early in the second. Seems to be a riser these days.
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Not at the expense of advancing the team, though. Giving up a certain first down in an effort to break a big play is usually not a good idea.
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I think this is a possibility.
direwolf replied to marvinthemartian's topic in Talk About the Falcons
I dunno - I think that Lurie is pretty sold on Jalen Hurts for now. I see the Eagles going for a receiver more than a QB. -
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Does anyone REALLY care that the Bucs won it all?
direwolf replied to tl;dr's topic in Talk About the Falcons
If anything, while rooting for the Chiefs, I was okay with Tampa winning just imagining Bill Belichick making that pinched face when some reporter eventually asks him how he feels about Brady winning without him. -
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The two players that will benefit most from Arthur Smith
direwolf replied to Since1990's topic in Talk About the Falcons
Or something from Germany around 1939 or so... 😦 I keed, I keed... -
FA Rule from Last Year Helps Falcons Sign Vets
direwolf replied to egoprime II's topic in Talk About the Falcons
Hope I wasn’t a jerk! -
FA Rule from Last Year Helps Falcons Sign Vets
direwolf replied to egoprime II's topic in Talk About the Falcons
Thanks! In my youth, I posted a ton. These days, I mostly lurk and read the articles - this place is a great clearinghouse for content so my lazy self doesn't have to hunt! -
FA Rule from Last Year Helps Falcons Sign Vets
direwolf replied to egoprime II's topic in Talk About the Falcons
It's not rookie pay for veterans, man. It means that vet min only counts as much as rookie pay AGAINST THE CAP. Besides, a first year practice squad player in the NFL pulls down $8400/week - over $142,000 for 17 weeks' work. Players with more experience make more on the practice squad. It goes up from there. Meanwhile, for perspective, the median household income in the US is about $68k/year (52 weeks). While I get the concern over the physical toll it takes, at the end of the day, players today make a choice knowing the risks (as opposed to in the past when the evidence appears that -
It's not THAT unreasonable to look for a ten-win season when you think about it. Coming off of the most toxic year in franchise history and with a rookie QB, we went 11-5 and made the playoffs. That same QB now has a ton of experience, including winning league MVP, and has strong supporting players at several positions. If the defense had been competent last year for the whole season, they'd have been a middle of the road unit with the personnel we had in place. If we upgrade a few positions and the offense is organized to its strengths, it's very possible we could see a repeat of 2008. A
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Well, it seems from the article that Smith came up in the interview with Fontenot and Blank and McKay were impressed with how they'd already been exchanging ideas, etc. I'm sure that had an impact in the decision, but I would imagine as far as having a "say" in the hiring, Fontenot didn't... because he hadn't been hired yet, either.
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Arthur Smith / Terry Fontenot Press Conference LIVE
direwolf replied to FalconBlood23's topic in Talk About the Falcons
The hindsight argument is such garbage. "Well, so-and-so turned out to be one of the best players in the league at his position, so we're stupid for not drafting him!" Gimme a break. There is absolutely NOTHING that suggests that the results of a player drafted by whatever team would have been the same if he was drafted by Atlanta. Football players are human and humans have variables that can't be quantified on an internet draft rankings board but are no less important for it. A player has to be in the right environment with the right coaches and the right scheme to hit their peak potential. S